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Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon’s Massive Payload
U-2

Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon’s Massive Payload

A just declassified high-resolution image of the Chinese spy balloon taken from a U-2 shows what appear to be propellers and other features.

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F/A-18

F/A-18 Super Hornet In Retro Gloss Black Paint Scheme Emerges

The Super Hornet's stunning black paint scheme is a reminder of a bygone era of Playboy Bunny logo-wearing Phantom and Tomcat test jets.

JDAM-ER Trial
Russia

Wing Kits For Ukraine’s JDAM Bombs Would Be A Big Problem For Russia

The JDAM-ER would give Ukraine roughly the same range as the M31 rockets fired by HIMARS, but with warheads up to 10 times the size.

Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov leaves drydock
Russian Navy

Russia’s Disaster-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Finally Left Its Drydock

The operation to get the carrier out of its drydock began late last December, but the ship is still a ways from actually returning to service.

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Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian ICBM Test Failed During Biden’s Visit To Kyiv

A successful ICBM test while Biden was in Kyiv would have sent a signal, but the missile test failed, according to CNN.

Syria Automatic Mortar Fire
Mortars

Futuristic Mortar Turret Seen In Action At U.S. Special Ops Base In Syria

Computer-assisted 120mm mortar turrets offer special operations forces at remote bases in Syria an extra layer of defense.

U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)
U-2

U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)

Multiple U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes helped gather intelligence from above the Chinese spy balloon as it flew over the United States.

UKRAINE UH-60 BLACK HAWK
UH-60

UH-60 Black Hawk Unexpectedly Appears In Ukrainian Military Service

An apparent former U.S. Army UH-60A has appeared in Ukrainian military service, with the shadowy Defense Intelligence directorate.

Airpower Russian Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Isn’t Building Up Airpower Near Border Kyiv Says

There are no signs of a buildup of Russian aircraft near Ukraine's borders and any attacks are likely to be from behind the front lines.

The Historic High-Stakes Operation That Brought Biden To Kyiv
Presidential Transport

The Historic High-Stakes Operation That Brought Biden To Kyiv

The mission was highly complex involving planes, trains, and automobiles, and had to deal with risks not seen in past operations.

Bradley m7
Ukraine

Ukraine To Get Bradley M7 Vehicles To Act As Artillery Quarterbacks

The Bradley M7 BFIST will use its communications, computers, and laser to rapidly call in precision fires on the battlefield.

Pilots Advised Of Large White High-Altitude Balloon East Of Hawaii (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Pilots Advised Of Large White High-Altitude Balloon East Of Hawaii (Updated)

The balloon was supposedly called-out by the FAA as being roughly 600 miles east of Hawaii at between 40,000 and 50,000 feet.

Long Range Weapons for Ukraine from U.k.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.K. To Give Kyiv “Longer-Range Weapons”

Exactly what long-range weapon system remains unknown, but the U.K. states it is the first country to provide such a capability to Ukraine.

Korean War bunker
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

What's on your mind?

An AIM-120 On A AH-1 Cobra? Not Impossible, Say Marines
U.S. Marine Corps

An AIM-120 On A AH-1 Cobra? Not Impossible, Say Marines

The Marine Corps is embarking on an ambitious upgrade program to keep its H-1 helicopters relevant to future fights.

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NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky Gives Dire Warning To Munich Security Conference

As leaders meet in Munich to discuss the security situation, the Ukrainian president states that Moldova could be “strangled” by Moscow.

Navy To Test Ground-Launched Version Of New Radar-Busting Missile
U.S. Navy

Navy To Test Ground-Launched Version Of New Radar-Busting Missile

The Navy is exploring the feasibility of launching the AGM-88G AARGM-ER from the ground, as well as the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane.

Another Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Though War Rages In East, Kyiv Keeps Eye On Crimea

Continuous attacks on Crimea highlight how despite the Russian offensive in the Donbas, the peninsula is still the ultimate goal.

‘Sharper Rules’ Coming To Tackle Airspace Incursions: Biden
China

‘Sharper Rules’ Coming To Tackle Airspace Incursions: Biden

Biden says key changes are needed after recent shootdowns of a Chinese spy balloon and three still-unidentified objects.

QINETIQ DRONE UKRAINE
Russia

Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine

The delta-wing drone was just one result of a rapid U.K. development program intended to prove systems for potential use by Ukraine.